State Government Press Releases

Michael R. Perry, 46, of Warwick had been missing since Jan 12. His unoccupied kayak was found Jan. 14.
PROVIDENCE — The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) today is identifying the decedent whose body was found in Narragansett Bay off Barrington March 23 as Michael R....

Governor to be available for media questions on report at 4pm before ribbon cutting
PROVIDENCE, RI - Governor Gina M. Raimondo released the following statement today in response to the DPUC investigation of National Grid. The DPUC's investigation into Grid's preparations and response to the...

PROVIDENCE, RI- Governor Gina M. Raimondo has ordered Rhode Island flags at all state facilities and buildings to be flown at half-staff until sunset on Thursday, March 29, 2018, in honor of District Court Associate Judge William C. Clifton.
"Judge Clifton served Rhode Island fairly and...

PROVIDENCE, RI- Governor Gina M. Raimondo has ordered Rhode Island flags at all state facilities and buildings to be flown at half-staff until sunset on Thursday, March 29, 2018, in honor of District Court Associate Judge William C. Clifton.
"Judge Clifton served Rhode Island fairly and...

The Precautionary Boil Water Advisory that had been in place for South Shore Mental Health Center, Inc., located in Charlestown, has been lifted. The system was required to issue a Precautionary Boil Water Advisory because it lost pressure.
Before consuming water from this system again, people...

PROVIDENCE – As part of continued efforts to support growth of the local food economy and in honor of Rhode Island's fishing heritage, Governor Gina M. Raimondo today declared March 26 to April 1, 2018 Quahog Week in Rhode Island. Governor Raimondo joined federal, state and food-industry leaders...

Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin today joined a bipartisan coalition of 37 state and territory Attorneys General in sending a letter demanding answers from Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg about the company's business practices and privacy protections.
"The revelation that tens of millions of...

"As Secretary of State improving access to the ballot-box and protecting the integrity of every vote are top priorities. Earlier today, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018, that includes $380 million of Help America Vote Act (HAVA) funds, was signed into law by the President. This...

Joining a coalition of seven attorneys general, the California Air Resources Board, and the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin today submitted a 60-Day Notice of Intent to Sue over the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) failure to...

PROVIDENCE – Governor Raimondo – along with Senator Jack Reed, Congressman Jim Langevin, the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) and other partners – will kick off the 3rd Annual Rhode Island Quahog Week with a special launch event at Save The Bay in Providence on Monday....